Word watch: Anytime / Sometime

Anytime (itsudemo) / Sometime (itsuka)

Anybody (daredemo) / Somebody (dareka)
Anything / Something

Anytime

I went to the dentist yesterday with an emergency.

After surgery he said I can call him anytime if I have a problem.

The image of this situation is positive, I can call my dentist if I have a problem.

Sometime

I saw an old girlfriend in Harajuku.

I said, 'We should have a drink together.'

She said, 'Yeah, sometime.'

The image of this is not positive! She does not want to have a drink with him!


Examples

I play tennis anytime I can. (often)

I play tennis sometimes. (not often)


I want something to drink.
I want anything to drink! (desperate image)